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Twenty-seven people overdosed in less than five hours Monday in one West Virginia city, USA Today reports. "It was basically like a mass casualty event," Cabell County EMS director Gordon Merry tells CNN. The first reported overdose in Huntington came in around 3:30pm, and ambulances and other emergency resources were quickly stretched to their limit. "It really taxed the system," Merry tells USA Today. Shockingly, only one of the 27 died, though it took three doses of noloxone to revive one person. Huntington—a city of 50,000—typically sees 18 to 20 overdoses per week. Police chief Joe Ciccarelli calls Monday's rash of overdoses "remarkable."

Police believe the overdoses were due to a batch of heroin laced with something else, WSAZ reports. "When something like this hits the streets, it draws like flies to sugar," Ciccarelli says. Most of the overdoses occurred within a mile of each other, with seven happening in one location. While police suspect the heroin was laced with fentanyl, they won't be sure for months. It will take about 10 weeks to get toxicology reports back. According to the CDC, West Virginia had the highest rate of overdose deaths in the US in 2014.

Where are the drugs coming from? Trump was absolutely correct! Strange how the liberals made fun of him when he mentioned the problems that were coming from south of the border. The word is most of the drugs are coming from there. The wall is definitely needed. Maybe that would help reduce some of the drug problems we face in America. I think the cost is cheap if it stops/reduces drugs and reduces illegal immigration on our borders. Besides I constantly hear the liberal talk about the needed infrastructure jobs in our country Well here is much needed infrastructure jobs.

johnthropic

Aug 18, 2016 10:09 PM CDT

Sad, but luckily they are hooked on opiods, in 2016. Because its a health issue. But?, Back in the day, Crack cocaine was a scurge. So we put them in prisons, a lot of them(blacks). So many that we decided to privitise them. The prisons.

BrushMan

Aug 18, 2016 10:51 AM CDT

Life has become meaningless for a lot of us. No meaningful work, no hope for any. Drugs offer a short respite. Other people get their buzz by consuming vast quantities of calories. Anything to relieve the boredom of a life without purpose. Ennui: a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.